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Our Genealogy Helper

Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Maryland (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Maryland. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Parishes ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring parishes.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home parish. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next parish to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the parish to the north.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring parishes instead of the parish in which they lived:  their home parish contained property and probate records; the parish to the west contained birth and death records; the parish to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring parishes, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Maryland is located in Saint Mary Parish.

To see how the shape of Louisiana's parishes may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following parishes adjoin and form the boundaries of Saint Mary Parish: Iberia, Saint Martin & Terrebonne.

Below are the parishes that are near Maryland. For each of these parishes, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Maryland:

  • Saint Mary Parish     (The home parish of Maryland)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Maryland, with the one closest to Maryland listed first.
    • Todd
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Todd is located in Saint Mary Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todd
    • Bayou Sale
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Bayou Sale is located in Saint Mary Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Sale
    • Maria
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Maria is located in Saint Mary Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maria
    • Garden City
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Centerville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Ricohoc
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Ricohoc is located in Saint Mary Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ricohoc
    • Verdunville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Verdunville is located in Saint Mary Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verdunville
    • Midway
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Midway is located in Saint Mary Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
    • Ellerslie
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Ellerslie is located in Saint Mary Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellerslie
    • Calumet
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Calumet is located in Saint Mary Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calumet
    • Caffery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Caffery is located in Saint Mary Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caffery
    • Sterling
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Sterling is located in Saint Mary Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling
    • Franklin
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Assumption Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Maryland, with the one closest to Maryland listed first.
    • Belle River
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Belle River is located in Assumption Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle River
    • Attakapas Landing
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Attakapas Landing is located in Assumption Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attakapas Landing
    • Pierre Part
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Ursa
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Ursa is located in Assumption Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ursa
    • Upper Texas
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Upper Texas is located in Assumption Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Texas
    • Attakapas Canal
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Attakapas Canal is located in Assumption Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attakapas Canal
    • Bayou Crab
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Bayou Crab is located in Assumption Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Crab
    • Dwight Fields
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Dwight Fields is located in Assumption Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwight Fields
    • Lower Texas
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Lower Texas is located in Assumption Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Texas
    • Bellewood
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Bellewood is located in Assumption Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellewood
    • Wildwood
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Wildwood is located in Assumption Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
    • Bayou Corne ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Bayou Corne is located in Assumption Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Corne
    • Elm Hall Junction
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Elm Hall Junction is located in Assumption Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Hall Junction
  • Iberia Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Maryland, with the one closest to Maryland listed first.
    • Jeanerette
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Patoutville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Patoutville is located in Iberia Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patoutville
    • Lydia
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Morbihan
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Morbihan is located in Iberia Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morbihan
    • Avery Island
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Loreauville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • New Iberia
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Saint Martin Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Maryland, with the one closest to Maryland listed first.
    • Stephenville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Stephenville is located in Saint Martin Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephenville
    • Bayou Geneve
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Bayou Geneve is located in Saint Martin Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Geneve
    • Bayou Chene
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Bayou Chene is located in Saint Martin Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Chene
  • Terrebonne Parish

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Maryland, see our Parish-by-Parish Page for Maryland.

Cemeteries Near Maryland ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Maryland.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Maryland - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Maryland covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Maryland, with the one closest to Maryland listed first.

  • Gratt Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • North Bend Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Douglas Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Midway Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Shadyside - Fairfax Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Little Zion Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Stirling Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Perpetual Park Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Franklin Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • South Bend Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Palo Alto Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Israelite Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (34 more) ...
    • Iberts Memorial Park
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • St. Joseph Catholic Church Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Catholic Church Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Joseph Catholic Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Patterson.
      • The St. Joseph Catholic Church Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Patterson Catholic Cemetery
      • St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2143457 <2>
    • Trinity UMC Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>

While we didn't find Maryland in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Maryland.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Maryland, with the one closest to Maryland listed first.

  • Bayou Sale
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Bayou Sale is located in Saint Mary Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Sale
  • Ricohoc
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Ricohoc is located in Saint Mary Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ricohoc
  • Franklin
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Irish Bend
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Irish Bend is located in Saint Mary Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irish Bend
  • Patterson
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Baldwin
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Charenton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Glencoe
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Glencoe is located in Saint Mary Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glencoe
  • Berwick
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Morgan City
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Sorrel
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Sorrel is located in Saint Mary Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sorrel
  • Jeanerette
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Ramos
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Ramos is located in Saint Mary Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramos
    • Cypremort
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Cypremort is located in Saint Mary Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypremort
    • Patoutville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Patoutville is located in Iberia Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patoutville

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Maryland. See our List of 1890's Communities around Maryland.

Newspapers Published in Maryland ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 27 newspapers that have been published in the area around Maryland.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Maryland, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Maryland.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Maryland:

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<3>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Maryland, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Maryland) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.